Garage door



Nov. 24,1925. V 1,562,600

w. L. TAYLpR GARAGE DOOR Filed May 8, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 24, 1925.. 1,562,600

w. TAYLOR GARAGE DOOR Filed May 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2 Fig. 3. aj

I Fig 4 0 o as o o .19 o IIZIZ'IIIZTIIICIIJIIILIII O o o o o 1 19 Ffg. 9.

m A I' Gm" wag Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. TAYLOR, OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.

GARAGE DOOR.

Application-filed May 8, 1924. Serial No. 711,935.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States of- America, and resident of Roanoke, in the county of Roanoke and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garage Doors, of which the following is a spec fication.

This invention relates to doors for arages and the like,vand has for an object t e rovision of a garage and'door which wil occupy comparatively little space, the said door being capable of opening vertically or practically so, and when the door is 0 en it occupies space above the arage and oes not acquire space at the side of the door opening for its storage. 7 By reason of the construction of the door and its mounting, there is no liability of damage to-the door or its working parts I due to collision, and owing to the fact that a counterbalance weight is'associated with the mechanism, the door may be readily manipulated to open'or close it without employing undue force.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a garage portable in its nature,the sections of which maybe readily assembled or dismantled; and furthermore, an object resides in producing a door opening which may be the entire width of the structure, since the door moves vertically and does not require any storage space at either side of the door opening.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invent on consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, ref erence will be had to, the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of a garage showing a door in its open position in dotted lines;

Figure 2 illustrates a front view of the said garage; i

Fi re 3 illustrates a view in elevation showmg the {joint and hinge between'the door and mo structure;

' at the joint between the sections.

Figure 4 illustrates a sectional view on the hue 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Figure 5 illustrates a view of a fragment of the garage showing the hinge between the sections of the door;

Figure 6 illustrates an end elevation thereof;

Fi ure 7 illustrates a sectional view on the line 7 of Fig. 1; I

invention, the lower section ll and the upper section 12, each of said sections havin angle irons 13 and 14, respectively, secure on their outer surfacesat their meeting edges. Ribs 15 and 16,- preferably of angle lIOIl, are also securedto the sections 11 and 12, respectively, and they overlap each other A pintle 17 extends through the overlapped ends of the ribs in order that one section may swing with relation to the other section is being opened or closed. I

In the present embodiment of the invention, it is the the section 12 shall be raised at its lower end so that it may be caused to swing upwardly to a substantially vertical position, as shown in'dotted lines'in Fi 1, in which position the lower section wil fold with relation to the. upper section and hang in an approximately vertical position. When the position of parts just described has been assumed, the door opening will be wholly un obstructed and vehicles such as automobiles may enter or leave the garage without hindrance.

The section 12 is hinged to the roof 10 through the employment of a pi e hinge 18 which includes a rod 19 extendlng beyond the sides of the garage structure. truding ends of the rodconstitute fulcrums such as 20, on which the levers 21-and 22 are oscillatably mounted inorder that the door l0'denotes the curved as the door Theproby a sectional door com- 5 prising, 1n the present embodiment of thepurpose of the inventor that door sections.

' pear. The section 12 of the door is provided with a bracket such as 23 at each end and a lever is secured to each bracket so that when the levers oscillate, they raise or lower the A counterbalance wei ht 24 is adjustably secured on the end 0 each lever remote from the end connected to the door and the weight may be adjusted to a position on the lever to cause it to approximately counterbalance the weight of the door. Of course, the door should be slightly heavier than the lever, since the door should remain closed by gravity but capable of being opened by slight force to be exerted in opening or closing the door.

Suitable side sheathing 25, preferably of galvanized iron, forms the enclosure at the sides, and the sections of sheathing may have appropriately stiffened seams to increase the rigidity and durability of the structure.

Angle irons 26 are provided between the roof and the side, and angle sills 27 may be provided to rest on a foundation or the ground line in order that the side sheathing 25 may be attached to it by fastenings 28, such as bolts, rivets or the like.

\Vhere the door opening is formed, the side sheathing may be secured between superimposed angle irons 29 and 30, and the roof section may be secured to the outer surface of the upper or outer angle iron by fastenings 31 such as rivets or the like. a

' The construction of the sills and the joints between the sides and sills may be changed to suit particular requirements, but the construction' described is the'preferred form as developed.

I claim:

1.' A arage structure having a curved roof inc uding a curved roof door, the said roof and door extending in an are from base to base of the structure, a hinge extending' transversely of the roof, a curved door sectlon having its upper end pivoted on the hinge, a pivot connecting the lower edge of the upper door section to the upper edge of the lower door section, weighted arms pivoted between'their ends in line with the hinge of the upper door section and pivotally connected to the hinge between the said door sections, and a counterweight on the end of each arm remote from their connection to the hinges of the door sections.

2. A garage structure having a curved roof including a curved roof door, the said roof and door extending in anarc from base to base of the structure, a hinge extending transversely of the roof, a curved door section having its upper end pivoted on the hinge, a pivot connecting the lower edge'of the upper door section to the upper edge of the lower door section, weighted arms piv-' oted between their ends-in line-with the hinge of the upper door section and pivot-' ally connected to the hinge between the said door sections,a counterweight on the end of each arm remote from their connection to the hinges of the door sections, and means fo -protectin the joints between the door sections and etween the uppermost door section and the roof of the structure.

WILLIAM TAYLOR. 

